What South Carolina pays for an agency hour.

Hospitals and nursing homes in South Carolina, each against what it pays its own staff. Every figure below was filed by the facility itself.

Hospitals, FY2025

54% median premium

across 62 hospitals · national median 85%

Nursing homes, FY2024

74% median premium

across 100 nursing homes · national median 99%

Every hospital on record

62 hospitals, most recent filing each. In FY2025 the typical one paid 54% more for an hour of contract staff than for an hour of its own, against a national median of 85%.

Hospital	City	Employed hour	Contract hour	Premium	Year
Ph Greer Memorial Hospital	Greer	$46.62	$164.41	253%	FY2025
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp	Bluffton	$36.22	$117.24	224%	FY2022
Lexington Medical Center	West Columbia	$55.61	$175.15	215%	FY2025
Musc Health Marion Medical Center	Mullins	$35.43	$109.72	210%	FY2024
Coastal Carolina Medical Center	Hardeeville	$35.37	$97.62	176%	FY2021
Ph Patewood Hospital	Greenville	$41.50	$112.93	172%	FY2025
The Regional Medical Center	Orangeburg	$35.90	$95.03	165%	FY2023
Cherokee Medical Center	Gaffney	$43.43	$104.65	141%	FY2025
Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospi	Charleston	$40.34	$91.44	127%	FY2024
Hampton Regional Medical Center	Varnville	$38.80	$87.74	126%	FY2024
Hilton Head Hospital	Hilton Head Island	$45.46	$102.40	125%	FY2024
Tidelands Health Rehabilitation Hosp	Murrells Inlet	$36.95	$83.17	125%	FY2025
Self Regional Healthcare	Greenwood	$37.87	$84.53	123%	FY2025
Roper St. Francis Hospital-berkeley	Summerville	$40.96	$88.63	116%	FY2024
Newberry County Memorial Hospital	Newberry	$36.54	$78.89	116%	FY2024
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp	Florence	$38.25	$81.03	112%	FY2025
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Cent	Hartsville	$44.28	$91.14	106%	FY2025
Union Medical Center	Union	$39.05	$80.13	105%	FY2025
Aiken Regional Medical Center	Aiken	$38.80	$77.20	99%	FY2025
Roper Hospital Inc.	Charleston	$40.85	$80.28	96%	FY2024
Mcleod Medical Center - Dillon	Dillon	$40.91	$79.21	94%	FY2025
Roper St. Francis Mt Pleasant Hospit	Mt. Pleasant	$41.86	$80.08	91%	FY2024
Musc Health Rehabilitation Hospital	North Charleston	$40.90	$77.50	90%	FY2025
Mcleod Health Clarendon	Manning	$40.72	$76.13	87%	FY2025
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp	Columbia	$35.65	$66.25	86%	FY2023
East Cooper Regional Medical Center	Mt. Pleasant	$55.20	$102.47	86%	FY2024
Mcleod Loris Seacoast Hospital	Loris	$42.87	$78.87	84%	FY2025
Trident Regional Medical Center	Charleston	$39.37	$71.02	80%	FY2024
Mcleod Regional Medical Center	Florence	$48.84	$87.76	80%	FY2025
Mcleod Health Cheraw	Cheraw	$47.50	$81.34	71%	FY2025
Regency Hospital Of Florence	Florence	$43.32	$73.47	70%	FY2025
Conway Hospital	Conway	$44.60	$74.30	67%	FY2025
Medical University Hospital Authorit	Cades	$34.63	$57.60	66%	FY2024
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp	Rock Hill	$39.88	$65.87	65%	FY2024
Musc Health Florence Medical Center	Florence	$37.44	$61.18	63%	FY2024
Piedmont Medical Center	Rock Hill	$39.74	$61.18	54%	FY2024
Regency Hospital Of Greenville	Anderson	$44.87	$69.08	54%	FY2024
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center	Spartanburg	$40.68	$62.47	54%	FY2025
Prisma Health Baptist Hospital	Columbia	$42.37	$64.95	53%	FY2025
Pelham Medical Center	Greer	$37.58	$56.67	51%	FY2025
Musc Health Chester Medical Center	Chester	$47.35	$70.11	48%	FY2024
Anmed Health Rehabilitation Hospital	Anderson	$36.42	$53.69	47%	FY2024
Georgetown Memorial Hospital	Georgetown	$39.65	$57.90	46%	FY2025
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center	Columbia	$38.44	$55.38	44%	FY2024
Musc Health Kershaw Medical Center	Camden	$37.59	$54.11	44%	FY2024
Ghs Greenville Memorial Hospital	Greenville	$41.60	$58.69	41%	FY2025
Hca Healthcare Colleton Hospital	Walterboro	$40.00	$52.91	32%	FY2025
St. Francis Hospital Inc	Greenville	$42.31	$54.68	29%	FY2025
Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center	Lancaster	$38.53	$49.72	29%	FY2024
Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital	Sumter	$40.41	$51.85	28%	FY2025
Ph Baptist Parkridge Hospital	Columbia	$42.79	$54.80	28%	FY2025
Prisma Health Richland Hospital	Columbia	$43.90	$54.31	24%	FY2025
Ph Baptist Easley Hospital	Easley	$40.43	$49.74	23%	FY2025
Midlands Behavioral Health Hospital	Sumter	$33.16	$40.68	23%	FY2025
Medical University Of South Carolina	Charleston	$44.27	$52.63	19%	FY2024
Oconee Memorial Hospital	Seneca	$39.83	$47.33	19%	FY2025
Beaufort Memorial Hospital	Beaufort	$42.49	$49.51	16%	FY2025
Waccamaw Community Hospital	Murrells Inlet	$44.30	$51.42	16%	FY2025
Anmed Health	Anderson	$47.90	$50.33	5%	FY2025
Ph Laurens County Hospital	Clinton	$46.28	$48.13	4%	FY2025
Cannon Memorial Hospital	Pickens	$36.44	$35.01	-4%	FY2025
Ph Hillcrest Hospital	Simpsonville	$48.81	$42.38	-13%	FY2025

Every nursing home on record

100 nursing homes, most recent filing each. In FY2024 the typical one paid 74% more for an hour of contract staff than for an hour of its own, against a national median of 99%.

Nursing home	City	Employed hour	Contract hour	Premium	Year
Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement	West Columbia	$19.18	$72.09	276%	FY2024
The Lakes At Litchfield	Pawleys Island	$23.90	$85.49	258%	FY2024
Brightwater Retirement Llc	Myrtle Beach	$25.06	$85.65	242%	FY2024
Brookview Healthcare Center Llc	Gaffney	$22.16	$68.35	208%	FY2024
Preston Health Center	Hilton Head	$22.07	$67.54	206%	FY2023
The Gables On Pelham Skilled Nursing	Greenville	$25.62	$78.09	205%	FY2024
Lcc Of Columbia Sc	Columbia	$26.67	$78.03	193%	FY2024
Jolley Acres Healthcare Center	Orangeburg	$22.72	$66.38	192%	FY2024
Wildewood Downs	Columbia	$24.20	$70.40	191%	FY2024
Rolling Green Village	Greenville	$19.69	$55.56	182%	FY2024
The Lodge At Wellmore-tega Cay	Tega Cay	$27.56	$77.40	181%	FY2024
Linville Courts At The Cascades	Greenville	$23.27	$65.14	180%	FY2024
Southland Health Care Center	Florence	$21.37	$59.11	177%	FY2023
Summit Hills Llc	Spartanburg	$23.46	$64.02	173%	FY2024
White Oak Manor - Charleston	Charleston	$27.61	$73.43	166%	FY2024
Wellmore Of Lexington	Lexington	$25.91	$68.46	164%	FY2024
Nhc Of North Augusta	North Augusta	$18.00	$46.14	156%	FY2023
Lcc Of Charleston	North Charleston	$26.76	$68.41	156%	FY2024
Lake City Scranton Healthcare Center	Scranton	$21.71	$54.69	152%	FY2024
St. George Healthcare Center	St. George	$25.17	$61.97	146%	FY2024
Seabrook Of Hilton Head Inc.	Hilton Head	$27.54	$67.30	144%	FY2024
Lcc Of Hilton Head	Hilton Head Island	$29.48	$69.74	137%	FY2024
Sc Opco Llc	Ridgeland	$21.97	$51.97	136%	FY2023
Prince George Healthcare Center	Georgetown	$24.82	$57.09	130%	FY2024
Nhc Healthcare Bluffton	Bluffton	$20.25	$46.42	129%	FY2023
The Arboretum At The Woodlands	Greenville	$22.22	$50.69	128%	FY2024
Westminster Health & Rehab Center	Rock Hill	$27.09	$61.80	128%	FY2024
Nhc Healthcare/york Llc	York	$24.62	$54.98	123%	FY2024
Retreat At Wellmore Of Daniel Island	Charleston	$29.86	$63.38	112%	FY2024
Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Cen	Columbia	$25.66	$53.95	110%	FY2024
Skylyn Nursing & Rehab Center	Spartanburg	$23.94	$50.00	109%	FY2022
Edgefield Post Acute	Edgefield	$25.97	$53.84	107%	FY2024
Magnolia Manor Of Rock Hill	Rock Hill	$26.00	$53.39	105%	FY2024
Anchor Post Acute	Aiken	$27.89	$56.78	104%	FY2024
South Bay At Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant	$28.49	$58.00	104%	FY2024
Magnolia Manor Of Greenville	Greenville	$25.23	$51.05	102%	FY2024
Jf Hawkins Nursing Home	Newberry	$27.51	$54.47	98%	FY2024
Forest Acres Post Acute	Columbia	$27.39	$53.07	94%	FY2024
Sprenger Healthcare Of Bluffton	Okatie	$27.60	$53.33	93%	FY2024
Mccormick Rehabilitation And Healthc	Mccormick	$26.09	$50.22	92%	FY2024
Commander Nursing Center	Florence	$27.56	$52.38	90%	FY2024
West Village Post Acute	Greenville	$27.11	$51.22	89%	FY2024
Musc Health Mullins Nursing Home	Mullins	$19.97	$37.07	86%	FY2023
Magnolia Manor Of Greenwood	Greenwood	$23.87	$44.17	85%	FY2024
Rehab Center Of Cheraw	Cheraw	$23.79	$43.88	84%	FY2024
Easley Place	Easley	$23.88	$43.57	82%	FY2022
Southern Charm Healthcare Llc	West Columbia	$23.61	$42.97	82%	FY2021
Magnolia Manor Of Spartanburg	Spartanburg	$24.20	$43.73	81%	FY2024
Faith Healthcare Center	Florence	$23.07	$41.52	80%	FY2024
Physical Rehab And Wellness Ctr Of S	Spartanburg	$24.73	$44.08	78%	FY2024
Edisto Post Acute	Orangeburg	$26.75	$47.43	77%	FY2024
Valley Falls Terrace	Spartanburg	$25.60	$44.75	75%	FY2024
Hallmark Healthcare Center	Summerville	$26.73	$46.43	74%	FY2024
Lancaster Health And Rehabilitation	Lancaster	$24.30	$42.17	74%	FY2024
Union Post Acute	Union	$26.32	$45.03	71%	FY2024
Sprenger Healthcare Of Port Royal	Port Royal	$28.36	$47.98	69%	FY2024
Tidepointe A Vi Community	Hilton Head Island	$35.03	$58.89	68%	FY2024
Sandpiper Post Acute	Mt. Pleasant	$28.64	$47.49	66%	FY2023
Fleetwood Post Acute	Eas;ey	$27.60	$45.70	66%	FY2024
Simpsonville Rehabilitation And Heal	Simpsonville	$27.41	$45.06	64%	FY2024
Iva Post Acute	Iva	$27.45	$44.70	63%	FY2024
Calhoun Convalescent Center	Saint Matthews	$24.63	$39.55	61%	FY2024
Manna Post Acute	Pickens	$30.07	$48.22	60%	FY2023
Seven Oaks Rehabilitation And Health	Columbia	$19.27	$30.57	59%	FY2024
Nhc Healthcare - Charleston	Charleston	$30.23	$47.70	58%	FY2024
Chandler Creek Post Acute	Greer	$28.57	$45.05	58%	FY2024
Bluebird Healthcare Inc.	Conway	$26.16	$41.15	57%	FY2024
Southpointe Healthcare And Rehabilit	Greenville	$26.24	$40.71	55%	FY2024
Oakbrook Health And Rehabilitation C	Summerville	$26.24	$40.56	55%	FY2024
Phsc - Florence	Florence	$23.93	$36.87	54%	FY2024
Springdale Healthcare Center	Camden	$23.60	$36.28	54%	FY2024
Phsc-foothills	Easley	$24.07	$36.96	54%	FY2024
Phsc - Columbia	Lexington	$23.23	$35.51	53%	FY2024
Phsc - Clinton	Clinton	$22.14	$33.51	51%	FY2024
Senior Care Of Marion Llc	Marion	$21.73	$32.19	48%	FY2024
Lake Emory Post Acute Care	Inman	$25.53	$37.39	46%	FY2024
Magnolia Manor Of Inman	Inman	$25.87	$36.92	43%	FY2024
River Falls Post Acute	Marietta	$30.45	$42.62	40%	FY2024
Powdersville Post Acute	Easley	$32.37	$44.97	39%	FY2024
Johns Island Post Acute	Johns Island	$31.14	$43.06	38%	FY2024
Linley Park Post Acute	Anderson	$29.89	$40.85	37%	FY2024
Piedmont Post Acute	Piedmont	$28.81	$39.35	37%	FY2024
Reedy River Post Acute	Greenville	$27.13	$36.92	36%	FY2024
Greenville Post Acute	Greenville	$29.60	$39.46	33%	FY2024
Cherrydale Post Acute	Greenville	$28.11	$37.45	33%	FY2024
Fountain Inn Post Acute	Fountain Inn	$26.08	$34.07	31%	FY2024
Kingston Falls Healthcare Llc	Seneca	$30.94	$38.59	25%	FY2024
Phsc-summerville	Summerville	$24.28	$29.88	23%	FY2024
Patewood Post Acute	Simponville	$29.05	$35.24	21%	FY2024
Riverside Health & Rehab	Charleston	$28.01	$33.72	20%	FY2024
Railroad Crossing Healthcare Inc.	Hanahan	$33.00	$37.49	14%	FY2024
Stoney Hill Healthcare	West Columbia	$32.03	$33.97	6%	FY2024
Rock Hill Healthcare Llc	Rock Hill	$28.74	$30.29	5%	FY2024
Starling Healthcare Inc.	Mount Pleasant	$30.77	$31.53	2%	FY2024
Willowbrooke Court At Park Pointe Vi	Rock Hill	$24.22	$24.42	1%	FY2024
Orange Grove Healthcare Inc.	Charleston	$34.22	$32.95	-4%	FY2024
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care	Charleston	$24.65	$21.82	-12%	FY2023
Veterans Victory House	Walterboro	$60.98	$50.78	-17%	FY2021
Nhc Healthcare Greenwood	Greenwood	$26.80	$20.93	-22%	FY2024
Resorts At Beaufort Llc	Beaufort	$42.13	$29.00	-31%	FY2023

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